Barbados vs British Virgin Islands: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Barbados
34.75 % change on previous year
in 2024
British Virgin Islands
34.37 % change on previous year
in 2024
Barbados rank
60th
British Virgin Islands rank
62nd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Barbados
  • British Virgin Islands
-2000200400600197119972024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 34.75 % change on previous year against 34.37 % change on previous year in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.38 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

Barbados ranks 60th and British Virgin Islands ranks 62nd of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and British Virgin Islands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados British Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1970s 97.11 % change on previous year 152.44 % change on previous year 55.33 % change on previous year British Virgin Islands
1980s 63.81 % change on previous year 147.77 % change on previous year 83.96 % change on previous year British Virgin Islands
1990s 51.13 % change on previous year 103.81 % change on previous year 52.68 % change on previous year British Virgin Islands
2000s 31.8 % change on previous year 63.69 % change on previous year 31.89 % change on previous year British Virgin Islands
2010s 62.82 % change on previous year 7.03 % change on previous year 55.78 % change on previous year Barbados
2020s 8.75 % change on previous year 7.3 % change on previous year 1.45 % change on previous year Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Barbados or British Virgin Islands?
Barbados, at 34.75 % change on previous year against 34.37 % change on previous year in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Barbados and British Virgin Islands?
0.38 % change on previous year, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and British Virgin Islands?
43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Barbados and British Virgin Islands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Barbados ranks 60th and British Virgin Islands ranks 62nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 11,445 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.